The Kiwanis Club of Peterborough has fully funded the Teens Are Cooking Organization (TACO) Cooking Program at the Avenue A Teen Center in Antrim for another year, donating $3,285 to support the initiative from November 2026 through August 2027.

Kiwanis Club members Kimberly Chamberlain, Mark Fernald, Louis York, and Jeff Valliant presented the check to Avenue A Program Coordinator Hannah Mattson and outgoing director Jacqueline Roland during the club’s weekly meeting on Aug. 26.

The program offers hands-on culinary skills and cooking instruction to area teens at the Antrim teen center.

From left: Kiwanis member Kimberly Chamberlain, Kiwanis Member Mark Fernald, Avenue A Program Coordinator Hannah Mattson, Avenue A Director (until 8/31/26) Jacqueline Roland, Kiwanis Member Louis York and Kiwanis Member Jeff Valliant. Credit: Courtesy